bullet catcher n.— «We don’t like to use the term “bodyguard.”…t’s an antiquated term and you have a picture of a muscle-bound guy in an ill-fitting suit who is sort of lumbering in the background. We have a term for those...
wizard rock n.— «The DeGeorge brothers sparked a following of their own, coining a new musical genre—”wizard rock”—now encompassing more than 150 bands around the world.» —“The ‘Lost Boys’ generation” by Jeff...
bird peck n.— «Sapsuckers are unwitting heroes to many creatures, but in the eyes of the timber industry, not so much. Timber people hate sapsuckers because they feel the birds damage the trees (unlike them, who only cut the entire tree...
knock and drag v. phr.— «Knock and drag—we will knock on doors and drag voters to the polls—it’s to our benefit.» —“In Wis., Drive On To Get Out The Voters” by Mary Leonard Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Oct...
balance the baskets v. phr.— «Alderman at-large Paul Denaro said the accepted practice over the years has been not to fund line items properly, but to make estimates based on the previous year’s budget and then adjust the accounts as...
MoSoSo n.— «These under-25s (the target market for early adoption of hot new gadgets) are using what many observers call the next big consumer technology shift: Mobile Social Networking Software, or Mososo. The sophisticated reach of...